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The showman's extraordinary show goes on...
He may seem a risk taker, making big budget films even as the film industry continues in financial doldrums, but Subhash Ghai does his homework thoroughly. MADHUR TANKHA speaks to the celebrated director who emphasises that stars are actors first and must follow the requirements of the character... .
Down Memory Lane
A date with mystery...
IN THESE days of spooky serials - Aahat and Koi Hai - on TV, one is often reminded of the weird night passed by a medieval family in the 19th Century, when television and even radio were unheard of and ghostly happenings were part only of ...
Fitness
Fitness fever... beyond fad
IF IT is not a slight exaggeration, there are fitness centres springing up in almost ever corner of an urban colony these days. But, you would say, the demand is soaring and so is the supply. But, how many of us are real fitness freaks and how ...
Lifestyle
Hot months, cool shawls
HAVE YOU ever thought of wrapping yourself in a shawl in summer? No, do not be surprised at the query, as Le Pashmina, an upmarket shawl store in Delhi, has come out with a collection exactly for this purpose. Blending well fine Pashminas with ...
Tribute
Remembering a great guru
THE LATE Padma Vibhushan awardee Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir, freedom fighter and parliamentarian, was remembered on his 104th birth anniversary by the International Council of Punjabis at New Delhi. Delhi's Chief Minsiter Shiela Dikshit, who was ...
Personality
Time to share and care...
DESPITE DELIVERING three flops in a row - "Karz", "Rishtey" and "Badhai Ho Badhai" - there are still takers for Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty. In Delhi this past week, the sizzling beauty was spotted at the Asian Academy of Film and ...
Cinema
Affairs of the past and the present...
HE SEEMS weary and worn-out, ostentatiously belonging to a past that is but a memory reduced to a sieve. All the years that have rolled by have left their imprint on a once handsome face. The persistent drawl in his speech which appeared ...
Music
The call of the Divine
If the sweetest things come in small packets, the greatest things must come in simple packets. That may be why the Wadali brothers, capable of rising to ecstatic spiritual heights as they offer full-throated musical homage to the Almighty through th eir Sufi music, come across as simple village folk. ANJANA RAJAN meets the mesmerising duo, whose stentorian voices ring with an inner harmony....


Chords & Notes
THIS TIPS album brings together Jagit Singh and Adnan Sami, both of whom seem to be on a new prolific streak. Undoubtedly, it their first joint venture, but one that has been brought about market dictates than creative partnership. It opens ...
Eating Out
Just tea, coffee and cake...
The Emperor Lounge at New Delhi's Taj Mahal Hotel has an array of coffee, tea and cakes to make a casual get-together grand. Recently equipped with a new chef flown all the way from Germany, the menu card becomes even more inviting, experiences SUMITRA SENAPATY... .
Shopping
Class at slashed price...
THIS SEEMS to be for those who want to give the classy designer look to their homes but shudder at the prices. Yamini, a shop specialising in home furnishings has announced a clearance sale from February 18 to 23. Bedspreads, throws, cushion ...
Events
Have a heart, guys
THIS VALENTINE'S Day passed off peacefully with the message of love being supreme everywhere. While most restaurants and gift outlets stuck to the age-old ways of celebrating this day, a local organisation, Aas, sought to build a strong nation by ...
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